Kevin Durant with No.35 thunder jersey would have a better chance to show his professional if he worked in street clothes.

If only Durant led the Thunder from the sideline, in loe-cut Cole Haans rather than those swooshy sneakers, in a coat and tie rather than his blue-and-orange skiwies. As it stands, his head coach, Scott Brooks, has a better chance of taking home personal hardware than does his precocious superstar.

It would be the coach of the year award, which has a lower threshold for those who win it--the MVP award.